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Quick background for those who don't know the Charlotte story:
The Hornets, starting their first season, led the league in attendence for about 10-12 straight years. In the late ninties, the owner, George Shinn, started making overtures for a new arena even though the one there was only 10 years old. The city wouldn't pay for it, so Shinnbegan to actively search for a new city. That's when attnedence began to drop, expiditing the process, and the Hornets moved to New Orleans.
Since Shinn was out of the picture, Charlotte was granted a new franchise with a new arena, which is the Bobcats.
That said, they'll be lucky to win 20 games this year.
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"Final thought: I just rented Michael Moore's Bowling for Columbine. Frankly, it was the worst sports movie I've ever seen."
--Peter Schmuck, The (Baltimore) Sun
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